Personally I dont want Ortega to fight Stephens. It seems like such a rush to gain a little bit in the short term and ignoring a lot in the long term.

Ortega vs. Holloway is the fight I have been hoping for and I believe fight fans even the biggest casuals want to see.

Why jeopardize it by having Ortega fight Stephens?

At the moment their is no diagnosis for Max's condition.

Maybe he has something that needs a lengthy recovery time. If that is the case another match can be put together, perhaps Ortega against the winner of the Aldo and Stepehens fight (hoping Aldo gets the win).

On the other hand maybe after a proper diagnosis its found his condition isn't bad and he will be able to compete soon, if that's the case they could rebook this fight.

In general I dont like last minute replacements unless the fight card absolutely is depending on the fight like Khabib vs. Iaquinta or Cormier vs. Silva.

Imagine you build up UFC 200 and all you end up with was Nunes vs. Tate....

Khabib Time

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jblaze wrote:I would rather see fights than wait for better fights in the future.

I am torn between this and what PD says.

Ofc i would like to see Ortega fight as soon as possible vs whoever. Stevens in particular would be a good fight for sure. On the other hand Max vs Ortega is a dream match up and i wouldnt want it to get scrapped.

Moose all day

Mark Hunt "I deal with a wrestler like I deal with every other fighter. I punch them in the mouth."

On top of the fact that all I hear from Ortega regarding gameplan is that he lets the fight dictactate the gameplan.. so if thats the case why are you so worried about a short notice bout?

This shit was lame, Ortega should of jumped on this fight vs Stephens no questions asked.. This is the type of shit that makes Legends; i.e Frankie. Conor, etc..

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